Accident or design? Chambers, cairns and funerary practices in Neolithic western Europe
(2015)
Book Chapter
Scarre, C. (2015). Accident or design? Chambers, cairns and funerary practices in Neolithic western Europe. In L. Laporte, & C. Scarre (Eds.), The megalithic architectures of Europe (69-78). Oxbow Books
The classic image of the Neolithic chambered tomb is of a stone-built – often megalithic – burial chamber covered by a mound or cairn. Many such chambers appear today in a denuded condition, usually as a consequence of natural or human destruction. C... Read More about Accident or design? Chambers, cairns and funerary practices in Neolithic western Europe.